Elon Musk Confirms SpaceX Emergency Satellite Services Activated in Florida Amid Hurricane Milton
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has activated its Direct to Cell satellite service in response to Hurricane Milton, allowing basic text messaging and emergency alerts for residents in affected areas. This move…
This banned channel is returning to satellite tv in New Jersey
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A channel that has been banned by DirecTV for several months now is making its way back onto the satellite provider’s channel lineup. Now, New Jerseyans will be…
Pentagon Now Requires Spy Satellite Launchers To Have The Ability To Defend Against Chinese Attacks
Pentagon Now Requires Spy Satellite Launchers To Have The Ability To Defend Against Chinese Attacks Micaela Burrow on January 10, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) is now prioritizing space companies’ ability…
Rocket released in Europe’s first satellite launch
LONDON (Reuters) – Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket was released from its carrier aircraft late on Monday, a key stage of Western Europe’s first satellite launch that took off from the coastal town…
Historic UK satellite launch may spur military appetite
By Tim Hepher (Reuters) – A mobile air-launched rocket system to be used in Britain’s first domestic satellite launch could sow the seeds for a globally dispersed rapid-response capability to put extra…
Russia’s space agency to issue bonds for satellite programme
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s space agency will borrow up to 50 billion roubles ($710 million) in 2023 to fund a mass satellite-building programme to catch up with the United States and China,…
North Korea Announces ‘Important’ Milestone In Development Of First Spy Satellite
North Korea Announces ‘Important’ Milestone In Development Of First Spy Satellite Micaela Burrow on December 19, 2022 North Korean said it achieved a milestone in the development of a military spy satellite…
India’s first private rocket company looks to slash satellite costs
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) – The startup behind India’s first private space launch plans to put a satellite into orbit in 2023 and expects to be able to do so at…
New damage to major dam near Kherson after Russian retreat -Maxar satellite
(Reuters) – Significant new damage to the major Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine can be seen following Russia’s withdrawal from nearby Kherson city, U.S. satellite imagery company Maxar said on Friday.…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX partners with Philippine tycoon on satellite service
MANILA (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is expanding into the Philippines by offering satellite broadband service to businesses and the government, his local partner said on Thursday.…
Ukrainian celebrity crowdfunds radar satellite for armed forces
KYIV (Reuters) – A well-known Ukrainian TV host has crowdfunded a gift to help Ukraine’s armed forces beat back Russia’s invasion: usage rights to a radar satellite that can see through clouds.…
Satellite operators SES and Intelsat in merger talks – FT
(Reuters) – Luxembourg-based satellite group SES SA is in talks to merge with its U.S. rival Intelsat SA, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, signaling consolidation in the rapidly changing and competitive…
Northrop wins Space Development Agency’s contract to build 14 satellite
(Reuters) – Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it had won a contract to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.…
Russian satellite TV shows a Ukraine message: ‘blood on your hands’
LONDON – Russian satellite television menus were altered on Monday to show viewers in Moscow messages about the war in Ukraine: “You have blood on your hands”, according to screenshots obtained by…
Satellite images show mass grave near Mariupol, Maxar says
(Reuters) – Satellite imagery from near the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol shows a mass grave site that has expanded in recent weeks to contain more than 200 new graves, a private…
Capacity crunch may abort U.S. satellite boom as sanctions threaten Russia launches
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Houston, we have a problem! U.S. rocket companies are facing the daunting task of ferrying hundreds of satellites to space in the coming years as sanctions sideline…
Global nickel smelting up in March despite Ukraine, satellite data shows
LONDON – Global nickel smelting activity climbed in March, including in major producer Russia despite the Ukraine conflict, data from satellite surveillance of nickel plants showed. Production in Russia has continued unhindered,…
Analysis-N.Korea satellite tech also useful for manoeuvrable nuclear warheads
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea’s latest launches appear aimed at developing and testing technology that can be used both for spy satellites and in a massive intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)…
Explainer-Why North Korea’s satellite launches are so controversial
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea appears preparing to launch a reconnaissance satellite, a move that may prove as controversial as the nuclear-armed country’s weapons tests because they use the same…
North Korea says it conducted second ‘important’ spy satellite test
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea said it conducted “another important” test for reconnaissance satellite systems, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, a day after regional military authorities reported the…
Elon Musk Delivers Starlink Satellite Internet To Keep Ukraine Online
Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivered terminals for Starlink satellite internet to Ukraine in order to help its citizens stay online during Russia’s invasion of the country, a Ukrainian official confirmed Monday. “Starlink —…
Man charged for Halloween damage of news satellite dish that interrupted coverage in Panama City
BAY COUNTY, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest in a Criminal Mischief case today involving damaged broadcasting equipment at WJHG-TV, Channel 7 on Panama City Beach. The damage…
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